Cards see potential 'quick mover'

Wacha's impressive play could make him a starter with Springfield or Memphis

1:53 AM,
Sep. 23, 2012

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On the day that he and another future St. Louis Cardinals first-round draft pick made their official visits to Texas A&M, Michael Wacha realized first-hand the differences between the two right-handed starting pitchers.

Shelby Miller told him, Wacha recently recalled to the News-Leader, that he likely would forgo college and enter pro baseball immediately after high school. Wacha, however, quietly knew that he was A&M-bound no matter what.

However, Wacha is closing the gap quickly, thanks to a breathtaking and late-season turn with the Springfield Cardinals, and next season he could ...